2021–22 Howard Bison women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
2021–22 Howard Bison women's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Bison, led by seventh-year head coach Ty Grace, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
They finished the season with a 21–10 overall record, 11–3 in MEAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place. As the first seed in the MEAC tournament , they defeated Delaware State ,[ 1] Maryland Eastern Shore [ 2] Norfolk State to win the championship.[ 3] NCAA tournament , where they were one of the sixteenth seeds in the Greensboro Region . They defeated Incarnate Word in the First Four [ 4] South Carolina in the first round.[ 5] D-I women's tournament game. The also trailed 44–4 at halftime, with their score also being the lowest in a half in tournament history.[ 6]
Previous season
The Bison finished the season with a 15–4 overall record, 10–2 in MEAC play, to finish in first place in the North Division. As the first seed in the MEAC tournament , they defeated Norfolk State[ 7] North Carolina A&T State in the final.[ 8] NCAA tournament or the WNIT .
Roster
2021–22 Howard Bison women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 00
Anzhane' Hutton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So Cedar Hill
Dallas, TX
G 1
Destiny Howell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So St. Francis Prep
Queens, NY
G 2
Iyanna Warren 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Jr Oxon Hill
Accokeek, MD
G 4
Nyla Cooper 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr Jack Britt
Fayetteville, NC
F 5
Marissa Steel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Laurel
Laurel, MD
G 10
Nia Nelson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Myers Park
Charlotte, NC
F 12
Amirah Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Wakefield
Raleigh, NC
G 13
Gia Thorpe 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Winchester Thurston
Pittsburgh, PA
G 15
Aniya Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So Oxon Hill
Accokeek, MD
F 22
Kaiya Creek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So National Christian Academy
Seat Pleasant, MD
G 23
Vanessa Udoji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
GS Northfield Mount Hermon
Randolph, MA
F 24
Brooklyn Fort-Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Whitney Young
Chicago, IL
F 32
Krislyn Marsh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Duncanville
Houston, TX
G 33
Kaniyah Harris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So C.H. Flowers
Washington, D.C.
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021 *3:00 p.m.
at Houston
L 48–80 0–1
Fertitta Center Houston, TX
November 11, 2021 *7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas
L 56–94 0–2
UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
November 15, 2021 *7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon
L 44–60 0–3
Schar Center Elon, NC
November 21, 2021 *2:00 p.m.
at Saint Peters
W 62–52 1–3
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
November 23, 2021 *6:00 p.m.
at Mount St. Mary's
W 56–49 2–3
Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
November 27, 2021 *2:00 p.m.
at Towson
L 52–96 2–4
SECU Arena Towson, MD
December 1, 2021 *7:00 p.m.
Loyola (MD) W 61–59 3–4
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
December 4, 2021 *2:00 p.m.
Hofstra W 64–62 OT
4–4
Burr Gymnasium (497)Washington, D.C.
December 12, 2021 *2:00 p.m.
at George Washington
L 53–62 4–5
Smith Center Washington, D.C.
December 14, 2021 *7:00 p.m.
UMBC W 74–61 5–5
Burr Gymnasium (550)Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2021 *5:00 p.m.
Memphis L 50–56 5–6
Burr Gymnasium (146)Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2021 *1:00 p.m.
American Canceled
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
December 29, 2021 *7:00 p.m.
Dayton Canceled
UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 15, 2022 *2:00 p.m.
at Frostburg State
W 100–53 6–6
Bobcat Arena (56)Frostburg, MD
MEAC regular season
January 17, 2022 2:00 p.m.
at Maryland Eastern Shore
W 67–52 7–6
Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m.
at Morgan State
L 61–67 7–7
Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2022 5:30 p.m.
at Coppin State
W 70–64 8–7
Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m.
at North Carolina Central
W 66–55 9–7
McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 31, 2022 5:30 p.m.
at South Carolina State
W 67–59 10–7
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore L 59–66 10–8
Burr Gymnasium (719)Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2022 5:30 p.m.
at Delaware State
W 83–49 11–8
Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 10, 2022 5:30 p.m.
Norfolk State W 71–67 12–8
Burr Gymnasium (541)Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m.
Delaware State W 83–44 13–8
Burr Gymnasium (613)Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2022 4:00 p.m.
Morgan State W 81–63 14–8
Burr Gymnasium (531)Washington, D.C.
February 21, 2022 4:00 p.m.
Coppin State W 70–67 15–8
Burr Gymnasium (412)Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m.
North Carolina Central W 65–63 16–8
Burr Gymnasium (703)Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2022 5:30 p.m.
South Carolina State W 64–48 17–8
Burr Gymnasium (1,281)Washington, D.C.
March 3, 2022 5:30 p.m.
at Norfolk State
L 58–62 17–9
Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 9, 2022 Noon, ESPN+
(1)
vs. (8) Delaware State Quarterfinals W 87–51 18–9
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
March 11, 2022 Noon, ESPN+
(1)
vs. (5) Maryland Eastern Shore Semifinals W 68–54 19–9
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
March 12, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
(1)
vs. (2) Norfolk State Final W 61–44 20–9
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU
(16 G)
vs. (16 G) Incarnate Word First Four W 55–51 21–9
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN
(16 G)
at (1 G) No. 1 South Carolina First round L 21–79 21–10
Colonial Life Arena (8,478)Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source:[ 9]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final AP — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
(RV)
Received votes
(NR)
Not ranked and did not receive votes
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP poll did not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.
References
^ Bryant, Derek W. (March 9, 2022). "No. 1 Women's Basketball Advances with Blow Out Win over No. 8 Lady Hornets" . Howard University Athletics . Retrieved October 6, 2024 . ^ Bryant, Derek W. (March 11, 2022). "No. 1 Women's Basketball Reaches MEAC Title Game with Victory Over No. 5 Hawks" . Howard University Athletics . Retrieved October 6, 2024 . ^ Hill, Ed Jr. (March 12, 2022). "Women's Basketball Wins 2022 MEAC Championship" . Howard University Athletics . Retrieved October 6, 2024 . ^ Hill, Ed Jr. (March 16, 2022). "Women's Basketball Grabs First-Ever NCAA Tournament Win" . Howard University Athletics . Retrieved October 6, 2024 . ^ Bryant, Derek W. (March 18, 2022). "Women's Basketball Historic Run Ends Against No. 1 South Carolina" . Howard University Athletics . Retrieved October 6, 2024 . ^ "South Carolina women limit Howard Bison to NCAA tournament record-low 21 points" . ESPN.com . Associated Press. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022 .^ "Howard Advances to Title Game, Defeating Norfolk St. 50-44" . Howard University Athletics . March 12, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2024 .^ "Howard Falls Short in Championship Game" . Howard University Athletics . March 13, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2024 .^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Howard University. Retrieved May 18, 2022 .
